Last night I found myself laughing out loud at the random things that my children do. This is not at all uncommon as they are both absolutely mad; I’ve no idea where they get it from.
Parenting is such an odd job that you can never let your guard down and become complacent. One minute you are so stressed that you hate the way your life has become, the next you are crying with joy. The only thing you can do is hang on to the good bits and try to remember them during the bad.
I got in a little late yesterday and the boys were well asleep before I got in. They so often are sadly. Later on as I was going to bed I heard little footsteps heading to the toilet. Not liking to miss a chance to say hi I headed out to the landing and waved a big hello.
Jamie was sat on the toilet with his tired eyes barely open. His sleepy head rested heavily on his hands but his elbows kept falling off his knees every now and again, and so his head bobbed about like a beach donkey. Eventually he realised I was there and looked up.
I waved again and Jamie smiled and simply asked…
“Can horses run faster than humans?”
Stunned, I nodded and said that I think they can. Jamie smiled contentedly and then, having finished his business, got off the toilet, washed his hands and went back to bed without another word or glance in my direction. I’d clearly resolved that mystery for him. Now he could get back to sleep.
I stood and laughed at how crazy and priceless these moments are.
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You need to write these down (obviously, you just did). Someone told me to do that and I'm glad I did, because otherwise I'd forget. My son is the best for coming up with random but cute things: "Mommy, I want some privacy with you."
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